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Facebook wants you to use Facebook differently the social network is on a mission to get users to join meaningful groups and hang out often inside those groups like a community Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his new company focus during a gathering in Chicago called the Facebook community summit the company mission statement changed now instead of getting more people connected it's to bring the world closer together this comes right as many are criticizing the social network as being a tool that has divided people used to spread false news and extremist views the Facebook newsfeed is not designed to open you up to the world rather the newsfeed is filtered to show you views and interests similar to your own creating a perception bubble but Zuckerberg didn't talk about changing the newsfeed filters instead he wants to make users come together through joining communities in a group maybe you'll find common ground with others and when you feel like you belong you can learn to care about other people's issues in a post Zuckerberg said that only when enough of us feel a sense of purpose and support in our own lives can we start caring about broader issues issues he said like climate change curing diseases ending poverty and stopping violence Facebook added new tools for group administrators to make it easier to manage and interact with members of course there is a business benefit to this if you spend more time on Facebook with a group you like then Facebook can make more money from advertisers with happy users I'm Bridget Carey for more information go to cnet.com